In its fourth season, True Detective’s heading to Alaska to tell the story of how six men vanish from a research lab in the Arctic. While that premise alone is compelling as hell, it still doesn’t quite capture raw energy Jodie Foster’s radiating in the season’s new teaser trailer.
Lachlan Murdoch had a panic attack during the deal to sell 20th Century Fox to Disney! (A person close to him denies this but cmon lol.) Lachlan told Rupert that James was leaking stuff to Succession writers! There’s even a cameo by Rupert Murdoch’s former wife, Wendi Deng, who may have pushed him into a piano and fractured some of his vertebrae!
Oh and in case you were wondering about the real-life inspo for Connor Roy? It’s Prudence, and if you can’t get enough Prudence, I suggest you check out Michael Wolff’s Murdoch biography.
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Netflix’s latest adult animated series comes from some of the minds behind 30 Rock and Kimmy Schmidt, and looks like it mashes up those comedy sensibilities with a sci-fi, post-apocalyptic setting.
It at least has an interesting cast, with the likes of Chrissy Teigen, Tina Fey, Sam Richardson, Dana Carvey, Nat Faxon, Phil LaMarr, Daniel Radcliffe, Ayo Edebiri, Ronny Chieng, and Kevin Michael Richardson all lending their voices. Mulligan starts streaming on May 12th.
With The Marvels’ new trailer comes a reminder that Ms. Marvel’s family heirloom — the mysterious bangle that unlocked her energy-manipulation powers — might just be the snazziest piece of wearable comics-inspired tech the MCU’s seen yet.
None of the must-see TV we all obsess over would be possible without the members of the Writers Guild of America who, after years of fighting for fairer wages reflective of the profits they help generate, will vote tomorrow to decide whether or not to authorize a strike.
It’s understandable if you haven’t kept up with why Hollywood might be on the verge of another big walkout, but The Daily Beast has an excellent piece spelling out why this is something you should be paying attention to.
(Disclosure: The Verge’s editorial staff is represented by the Writers Guild of America East.)
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The third episode of the show’s final season feels like the true beginning of the end — and exactly the sort of jumpstart the series needed.
Danish actor Lars Mikkelsen will reprise the role of Grand Admiral Thrawn, a character he voiced in Star Wars Rebels and one of the most beloved villains in the larger Star Wars canon. Lucasfilm announced the casting news during an Ahsoka panel at Star Wars Celebration, all but confirming the bright blue Chiss officer will be the next big bad in live-action Star Wars.
We already knew The Daniels were set to direct an episode of Disney Plus’ Star Wars: Skeleton Crew series, but at this year’s Star Wars: Celebration (Europe) event, the rest of the directing lineup was revealed to include Jon Watts, David Lowery, Jake Schreier, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Lee Isaac Chung.
